Driven into the bags.
Using concrete bags for retaining wall.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
Alternate the staple direction from bag to bag and tier to tier.
My cousin has read about a process of taking unopened bags of concrete layered like bricks to make a.
Depending on the height of the dam wall and the capacity of the reservoir it may be desirable to leave channels for water to runoff between bags in the top tier.
Not wanting to waste water and also save some money i decided to even out the lawn.
These systems are easy to install durable reasonably priced and available in a variety of colors and textures.
Rather than messing around with mortar they lay the walls down like lego pieces using concrete while it s still in the bag.
A verysimple concrete bag retaining wall with no work.
There are block retaining walls stone retaining walls and poured concrete retaining walls but these can be quite complicated and expensive.
A concrete block retaining wall is the perfect solution to control erosion to eliminate a hard to mow slope to add a planting bed or to level an ideal patio area.
Dec 6 2016 explore greg carpenter s board cement bag retaining wall on pinterest.
So diyers have come up with an interesting trick.
Mar 30 2013 just stack up bags on concrete leave them as is through a few big rains ir thoroughly soak a few times and then tear off paper voila.
Professionally made they can be extremely expensive but they always look beautiful.
That s right the idea is that.
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As an alternate drive straight rebar rods down through the bags as shown.
Right now when i water the lawn it all runs down the slope into the street.
I want to put a short retaining wall to level off the slope to my front yard.
The 2020 update is now up today june 15 2020 a 5 5 minute video update about my concrete bag retaining wall it s a real nail biter.
Then add fill and finally xeroscaping it to save water.